Ask Dr. Leigh: What can I do if I suspect my child is victim of Parental Alienation?

Ask Dr. Leigh: What can I do if I suspect my child is a Victim of Parental Alienation? This question has come to my attention countless times throughout the years. The majority of them have come from fathers, divorced and desperately trying to maintain some type of connection with their children. Others are […]

Ask Dr. Leigh: How National Tragedies Impact Our Children

I had a number of responses last week asking about the impact of the Boston Marathon bombing on children. Parents are concerned, “what do I say to my children when they see the images of this disaster on television, or overhear other children talking about it?” How do we explain such madness and evil to […]

Creating Safety for Our Children Despite the Proliferation of National Tragedies

Most researchers agree that viewing violence does not make a child who is not predisposed to aggression more aggressive. However, exposure to violence does have significant deleterious effects on those children who are predisposed to aggression and violence.

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The Tiredness of Stress

This article will help victims understand their symptoms, six months after the aurora shooting. Physical explainations of bodily symptoms will be explained and normalized as part of the healing process.

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THE SILENT PREDATORS/ A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

I have spent my entire professional career studying, treating, and writing about child sexual abuse. I have extensive professional experience in the wide spectrum of sexual abuse from the predator to the child victim. In the past thirty years, I have witnessed rise and fall of sexual abuse Sexual abuse seems to dip in […]